Jeff Kostoff
Personal information
Full nameJeffrey James Kostoff
Nickname"Jeff"
National teamUnited States
Born (1965-08-19) August 19, 1965
Upland, California
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
College teamStanford University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas 400 m medley

Jeffrey James Kostoff (born August 19, 1965) [1] is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at two consecutive Summer Olympics. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he finished in sixth place in the final of the men's 400-meter individual medley. Four years later at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, he advanced to the B Final of the 400-meter individual medley and finished ninth overall.

He held the national high school record in the 500-yard freestyle for 30 years (1983-2013),[2] and held the Stanford record in the 1,650-yard freestyle for 21 years (1986–2007).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kostoff, Miss Richardson Win 3d Events", The New York Times. June 28, 1983. Section A, p. 24.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Stanford's fastest NCAA swim meet just isn't fast enough by Keith Peters, Palo Alto Online. Published 2007-03-21; retrieved 2009-06-18


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